Russellville's cross country teams captured first place in three of the four races Saturday at the Courtway Invitational in Conway.

The senior high boys and both junior high teams each won in team competition, despite running on a muddy course that resulted in tough conditions and slower times.

The senior high boys had a winning score of 49 points and were led by Nathan Peters' second-place overall finish in the 5-kilometer race with a time of 17 minutes, 14 seconds. Declan Aspel (17:31) and James Roach (17:35) finished right behind, with third and fourth place finishes, respectively. Jay Lieblong finished with an eighth-place finish in 17:55, and Drew Hanna finished 34th in 19:37 to round out the top five runners for the Cyclones.

The Whirlwind runners - who won with 29 points - were led by Thomas Fancher, who finished in first place with a time of 11:08 in the 2-mile race. Kyle Harris, Michael Norris, David Carman and Kevin Gwaltney all had top-10 finishes for the 'Winds.

The Lady Whirlwinds won with 50 points and were led by Brittany Barnes' second-place finish in 12:58. Celeste Martin finished fifth in 13:40, Miriah George ninth in 14:04, Alex Wilcox 11th in 14:08 and Amber Martin 27th in 15:05 to round out the top five for the RJHS girls.

The senior high girls did not field enough runners to compete in team competition. But the Lady Cyclones were led by Janie Blackmon, who had a first-place finish in a time of 20:12.